A cascade of things we tell ourselves and/or overlay on others:
Why did I just do that?
I am old enough to know a social faux pas and steer way clear.
Sex isn’t a transaction,
one and done,
Author’s Note: This was a contest submission and winner a few years ago with the theme of why Thanksgiving Day is a…
Don’t pull away my beloved,
“To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones…
It is 2 a.m. and I am awakened by a voice in the courtyard many floors below. Someone is…